Bandaging-table.



No. 679,980. Y Patented Aug. 6, 190|.

\ B. C. MILLER.

BANDGlNG TABLE.

, (Application led May 7, 1901.)

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B. C. MILLER. BANDAGING TABLE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN CURTIS MILLER, OF CUM'BERLAND, MARYLAND.

BAN DAGING-TAB LE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of' Letters Patent No. 679,9)80, dated August6, '1901.

Application filed May '7, 1901.

To all whom t may concern:

`Be it known that I, BENJAMIN CURTIS MIL- LER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Cumberland, yin the county of Allegany and State ofMaryland, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inBandaging-Tables, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object ofthis invention is to provide a table for the use ofphysicians and surgeons and for hospital-Work upon which a patient maybe placed and ready access be had to the various portions of the bodyfor bandaging or dressing bodilyinj uries of any sort or kind. As iswell known, it is a laborious operation oftentimes to Wind a bandageabout the body and requires the frequent lifting of the body and Withoutassistance from the patient. I have found in mypractice that it isentirely practicable to arrange and anesthetize a patient upon anoperating-table constructed in accordance With my invention and suppliedWith means to support the body Wholly or in part above the level of thetable in such' manner that the portion or portions to be bandaged orotherwise treated may be perfectly free on all sides, and thus give tothe operator free access for his operation.

In carrying out my invention in accordance with this general statementof its object and nature I use a table having anysuitable legs-movable,rigid, or foldingand arrange upon its top adjustable supports for thehead, shoulders, thighs, and limbs of the body in such manner and ofsuch character that such supports may be moved or displaced in order toenable the physician, surgeon, or nurse to fully expose any portion ofthe body which it is desired to treat, and thus give free access to suchportion for the application of physical or other remedies or appliances.

Having thus stated the principle of my invention, I will proceed now todescribe the best mode in which I have contemplated applying thatprinciple and then will particularly point out and distinctly claim thepart, improvement, or combination which I claim as my invention.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, in the severalfigures of which like parts are similarly designated, Figure l is aperspective view illustrating a `form of Serial No. 59,137. (No model.)

myinvention adapted for use in a physicians or surgeons ofice or in ahospital and showing in dotted lines one shoulder-piece folded back.Fig. 2 is a perspective view of an interchangeable rest for one of thesupports. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of portion of the table ofFig. l, also illustrating another `form of support. Fig. 4 is a sideelevation of a folding table adapted for use in field or ambulanceservice. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the head end of either table. Fig. 6is a side elevation showing the table of Fig. I folded for transportionor storage purposes. Fig. 7 is a side elevation, on a larger scale, ofthe foot end of the table of Fig. 1.

In constructing my bandaging-table I elnploy a board or other top a andsupport the same upon movable trestles ZJ or other legs fixed or movablyjoined thereto, as desired. At one end of the top is a head-support c,which may be hollowed out, as at (Z, and I prefer to make thishead-support c triangular,

,With the apex lying inthe direction of the foot of the table.Triangular shoulder-supports e e are hinged at f to the sides of thehead-support, so as to be capable of being folded back out of the way ofthe shoulders while still supporting the head and neck, as indicated bydotted lines, Figs. l and 5. These shoulder-supports e e may be providedwith hooks or other fastenings g to secure them in the positions shown'in full lines in Figs. 1 and 5. Back of the head-support is a receptacle7L for containing surgical or other appliances and having its head andtop rigidly united and hinged to the top a at c', so that these partsmay be turned over backward, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 3,or in place of or in addition to such construction the ends j, either orboth, of this receptacle 71, may be hinged and adapted to be droppeddown, so as to obtain access to the receptacle. Instead of theconstruction just described I may provide a drawer in this receptacle,or said receptacle may be utilized in any desired manner.

A series of supports 7o, Z, and m are hinged or otherwise movablyapplied to the upper lsurfaee of the top a, and I have herein shown lthese supports as hinged to the top a and held 1 upright thereon bymeansof hooks and eyes n. VI have also shown these supports divided ver- IOOtically, as indicated by the lines o, so that one portion of a'supportmay be left upriglitand the other foldeddown Iiat upon the top @,asshown in Fig. 5, in order to separate one leg from another, and thusleave the supported leg accessible on every sid e. These supports k, Z,and m may be provided with fixed or movable rests in order to provideaccessories conformable to the portions of the body to be supported. Forexample, as shown in Fig. 1, the rest p is concaved in order to conformto the contour of the back or hips. As is also illustrated in Fig. 1,this rest p is applied to the support k by means of a tongue and groovein the respective parts and in such manner as to be readily removed fromand applied to the support. The rests q of the supports l and m may bepermanently iix'ed thereto or be removable therefrom. The rest 7' ofFig. 2 is of this interchangeable character and may be used to replaceAthe restje.

, Another form of rest is shown at s in Fig. 3,

same consisting of a columnar body adapted to be placed ou the top a forany desired special use.

The supports c and e maybe provided with horizontal edges t, and therest 7' may be provided With similar horizontal ledges r', and

' the rests q also provided with similar horizontal ledges q', and theseseveral ledges may be made or provided with dowels or pins r2 toreceive'boards rfas shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4 and as shown indetail in Fig. '7, in order to provide a continuous solid surface tosupport the body, and these boards are freely removable at pleasure.

The bandaging-tablethusdescribedisadapted for office or permanenthospital use; For field service or ambulance use I prefer to provide afolding table, such as is shown in Figs. 4 and 6, and for this purposethe top a may be divided and its sections secured by hinges t. The legsu are hinged to the sections a and sustained in an upright position bymeans of rule-joint bracesjo, so that the legs may be folded beneath thesections a. and then these sections folded upon one another, asindicatedin Fig. 6, and the parts connected by a hook w on one section and an eyew on the other section.

Another modification applicable to either form of table is shown inFigs. 4 and 6, the same consisting of side strips x, applied1ongitudinally to the edge of either or both sections of the table-topkto conne any :duid matter, and in order to carry away such fluid matterthe sectiom may beprovided with one or more tubes y beneath the tableopening out from the top surface thereof.

As shown in Fig.l, I may supplya strap e',

having an elastic end z', which may be hooked to one of the supports andpassed over the body and its other end v secured to the other side inorder tohold down any portionof the body.

The various supports or their rests may be padded or adapted 'to receiveair-cushions or l Vmay be turned back, as indicated in dotted lines inFigs. 1 and 5, and so if either leg is to be treated', or either thigh,the corresponding half of the support adjacent thereto may be let downand out of the way.

By supporting the body above the top ct free access is given to theoperator above, below, and around it, since the supports c, e, k, Z, andm raise the body above the top a, and this facility of access isespecially advantageous in the application of bandages, which must bepassed around thel body a number of times,

kand also in the application of plaster, splints,

and other surgical appliances, and the spaces between the supports adordconvenient receptacles' for basins and other vessels, drainage-pads, andother accessories.

By the use of the title bandaging-table I do not mean to limit myinvention to a table adapted for use for that one purpose,but mean toinclude the structure of this invention for Whatever use it maybeapplied,it being understood, however, that the special design of theinvention is to provide a convenient table for the use of physicians,surgeons, and nurses in professional operations.

The inventionl is susceptible of various modifications.

The construction of the various supports may be modified in a variety ofways, and, if need be, such supports may be made after the manner of ajack-screw, so that they may be raised or lowered, as desired, to changetheir altitude without disturbing the patient. I therefore wish to beunderstood as not limiting my invention to the construction shown.

What I claim is- 1. Abandaging-table, comprising a top and suitable legstherefor, and separate supports applied to the upper surface of the topand adapted to receive independently various members of lthe body andsustain the body above and free of the top, substantially as described.v

2. A bandaging-table, having a suitablysustained top, provided with ahead-rest, independent shoulder-rests, and independent thigh, leg, andfoot rests, arranged to support a person above and free of the top andeX- posed on all sides, substantially as described.

3. A bandaging-table, having a suitablyvsupported top, a rest for theupper portion of the body, comprising a receptacle, a headsupport,shoulder-supports, and means to support the remainder of the body aboveand free of the top of the table, substantially as IOO IIO

for the various portions of the body, appliedv to the top and adapted tosustain a body above .and free of the top, such supports being made insections Which are independently movable to expose any desired portionof the body, substantially as described.

5. A bandagingtable, comprising a top suitably supported, havingbody-supports rising above the top to sustain a body free of said top,and supplied with interchangeable rests, substantially as described.

6. A bandaging-table, comprisinga top and suitable legs therefor, afixed head-support, and independent folding body-supports, said supportsadapted to sustain a body above and free of thetop, substantially asdescribed.

7. Abandaging-table, comprising a top and suitable legs therefor, afixed head-support, and independent sectional folding body-supports,said supports adapted to sustain a body above and free of the top,substantially as described.

8. A bandaging-table, comprising a top and suitable legs therefor, afixed head-support, and independent folding body-supports supplied withrests, said supports adapted to sustain a body above and free of thetop, substantially as described. p 9. A bandaging-table, comprising atop and suitable legs therefor, a fixed head-support,

and independent folding body-supports supplied with interchangeablerests, said supports adapted to sustain abody above and free of the top,substantially as described.

l0. A bandaging-table, having a suitablysupported top, and body-supportsrising from said top and supplied with means to receive solid members,such as boards, in order to provide a continuous surface above the topto support a body above and free of the top, substantially as described.

1 1. A bandaging-table, comprising a top and ineans to support it, andbody-supports rising from the said top, said supports having ledges andmeans to receive an added removable solid surface, said supports adaptedto sustain a body above and free of the top, substantially as described.

l2. A bandaging-table, having a top coinposed of jointed sections andadapted to be folded upon itself, and jointed legs adapted to be foldedbetween these sections of the top, and folding body-supports applied tothe top,

the said supports adapted to sustain the body above and free of the top,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 6th day of May, A.D. 1901.

BENJAMIN CURTIS MILLER. Vitnesses:

Roer. SHRIVER, ROBERT S. SHRIVER.

